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The Rookery - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Rail Trail: Wood End CircularWalking route4 km

A 2.5-mile easy circular route through some beautiful Warwickshire countryside and the picture perfect village of Tanworth-in-Arden. Duration: 1 hour Distance: 2.5 miles

Named routeRef rtWdELength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Proctors Barn Lanepublic footpath · 169 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 169 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

92 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55Regional cycle route
Redditch NCN 5 Alternative RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Redditch Cycle Route 19Cycling route
Named routeRef 19Round tripLocal cycle route
Bromsgrove-Redditch Cycle Route 24Cycling route

From Bromsgrove Station to Redditch Station. Follows mostly open countryside on road.

Named routeRef 24Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees beside Paper Mill Drive (B4497), Redditch

Trees beside Paper Mill Drive (B4497), Redditch

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